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Crystal-clear dialogue for more engaging home theater

Hear every last nuance of your movie soundtracks and concert discs, courtesy of PSB's Imagine C center channel speaker. This capable center channel packs the power and performance needed to anchor home theater system's front soundstage to the action on your TV's screen. The Imagine line borrows technology developed for PSB's higher-end Synchrony series, so you get audiophile-quality performance in a high-value speaker. The Imagine C also features a seamless, curved cabinet that's finished with stunning, hand-picked real-wood veneers — a stylish addition to any listening room.

PSB's Imagine speaker family (Imagine C shown at far right bottom)

Precise driver design for natural sound

The drivers are mounted flush with the smooth front baffles, for improved sound dispersion.

Your home theater's most important speaker

The center channel speaker is the workhorse in a home theater system. It has to reproduce clear dialogue and special effects that keep your eyes and ears glued to the movie action. A high-quality center speaker is a great investment for any surround sound setup. Try to choose one that's as closely matched as possible to your front right and left speakers, so that as sound moves across the front stage, it stays seamlessly realistic.

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Driver Technology

Cone Design: The woofer cones are ceramic filled
polypropylene and use rubber surrounds. The aluminum phase plug mechanically
smoothes the response and acts as a heat sink for the voice coil, reducing power
compression.

Tweeter: The 1" titanium, Ferrofluid cooled dome tweeter's
light yet rigid diaphragm and over hung voice coil, combined with a computer
optimized magnetic circuit produce an extended high frequency response that
remains distortion free even at extreme volume levels. The front baffle is
designed to eliminate mid and high frequency diffractions, maximizing three
dimensional realism.

Crossover Network: The crossover is a 2-way acoustical
fourth order Linkwitz-Riley type with a 24 dB/octave slope. Tight tolerances
were used when choosing the crossover components; heavy multi-laminated iron
cores are used for large value inductors, high gauge wire air core inductors are
used for medium and small values, all the capacitors are low loss and film
capacitors are used for the midrange and treble frequencies. The tweeter and
woofer are crossed over at 1,800 Hz.

Enclosure Design

Cabinet: The cabinet is an integral part of speaker design
and has a dramatic effect on the overall sound of a speaker. PSB's 7-layer
laminated construction results in a solid, acoustically inert enclosure.

Connections

Dual Binding Posts: The dual binding post input terminals
are located on the rear of the speaker cabinet. The two sets of binding posts
are shorted together by a gold-plated jumper. With the jumper removed the
Imagine C can be bi-wired or bi-amplified. The binding posts will accept spade
connectors, single or dual banana plugs, pin connectors, and bare wire up to 8
gauge.

Specifications

Frequency Response:

On Axis @ 0°: 52-23,000 Hz (+/-3 dB)

On Axis @ 0°: 55-20,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB)

Off Axis @ 30°: 55-10,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB)

Low Frequency Cutoff -10 dB: 46 Hz

Sensitivity:

Anechoic Chamber: 87 dB

Typical Listening Room: 89 dB

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Outstanding clarity

I bought this center channel speaker (along with matching PSB towers and bookshelf speakers) to improve dialog clarity and dynamics for my home theater system. It has more than met needs. Even under the most complex and loud action sequences, dialog remains crystal clear (and distortion free). Highly recommended! Note: Best to use a 4 ohm capable home theater receiver or amplifier.

You'll need wire to connect your center channel speaker to your amp or receiver.Cut your speaker wire to the exact length you need with a spool of bulk speaker wire. No wire is included with this speaker.

Add connectors to your bulk speaker wire for a neater, easier, and more reliable installation.

You'll want to position your center channel speaker for the best possible sound. Stands give you an attractive alternative.